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- We begin our preview of the Ravens' draft possibilities with a look at the interior offensive line, where they need a young starter and where the 2019 class features an array of appealing first-round targets.
- Baylor recovered after blowing a 17-point lead and losing a star player, beating Notre Dame 82-81 for the NCAA women's basketball championship Sunday night.
- The No. 9 Terps (4-0) beat No. 10 South Carolina, 85-61, on Sunday in a game in which they fell behind by 12 midway through the first quarter.
- St. Frances All-Metro quarterback Jalon Jones, rated the No. 10 dual threat quarterback among rising seniors nationwide, has committed to play football for Florida.
- Semifinal hero Arike Ogunbowale of the Fighting Irish does it again, this time hitting the winning shot against Mississippi State for the national championship.
- Orioles manager Buck Showalter discusses his favorite offseason hobby, women's college basketball, which culminates Sunday night with the Mississippi State-Notre Dame national championship game.
- Treasure your Opening Days and your hair, everyone.
- Nike has signed more universities to outfitting deals, but rival Under Armour says it can succeed with a targeted approach based on identifying the most suitable partners — and geography plays a significant role.
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- Notre Dame earned the top spot in The Associated Press women's basketball preseason poll as it received 14 first-place votes from a national media panel.
- Former Syracuse coach and former Virginia coach join Aazaar Abdul-Rahim and Rick Court on DJ Durkin's coaching staff at Maryland.
- Court has worked with the Bulldogs for the past two years and coordinated the strength and conditioning programs for all of Mississippi State's varsity sports. He previously spent 2012 and 2013 at Ohio State as the associate director of strength and conditioning for football.
- Things have been quiet in College Park the past couple of weeks regarding the search for fired football coach Randy Edsall's successor. Athletic director Kevin Anderson, whose own legacy with the Terps will certainly be tied to this hire, has declined to discuss who he might be looking at since saying on the day of Edsall's firing that Maryland wanted a coach "to excite the fan base." Many names have surfaced in a variety of media outlets, a few that seem to have validity and others that appear
- Maryland, picked to win the Big Ten by conference media and coaches, was ranked No. 9 in the preseason poll. The Terps return four starters from last year's 34-3 squad that went undefeated in the Big Ten and advanced to its second straight Final Four.
- With his brother Jim Harbaugh catching heat around the country for holding Āæsatellite campsĀæ across the country with his University of Michigan coaching staff, John Harbaugh came to his defense Wednesday.
- Here's a look at some of the remaining available draft prospects that could pique the Ravens' interest today:
- Mississippi State linebacker Benardrick McKinney is on the Ravens' list of predraft visits, according to league sources.
- After playing a road game Jan. 7 at Mississippi State, the University of Tennessee men's basketball team arrived back in Knoxville around 3 a.m. the following morning.
- A look at college football players from the state of Maryland who will play in bowl games this winter.
- Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome recently expressed a desire to get bigger along the interior offensive line during a state-of-the-team news conference.
- When Kevin Gausman, the OriolesĀæ first-round pick (No. 4 overall) in last yearĀæs June draft, threw his second bullpen session on Saturday, Buck Showalter couldnĀæt resist a peak.
- Cornerback Carroll Washington, who spent the past two seasons at Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif., signed a letter of intent to play football at Arkansas.
- Sometimes Ivin Jasper's roots as a passer come to the surface in his current role as Navy's offensive coordinato, as they have in recent weeks during the remarkable rise of freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds, who has led the Midshipmen to five straight victories going into Saturday's game at Troy.
- The RavensĀæ front office has long been admired for its decision making during the draft, but Ozzie Newsome, Eric DeCosta and Company also take great pride in the work that they do in the couple of hours following its conclusion. Offensive lineman Mike Flynn and linebackers Bart Scott, Jameel McClain and Dannell Ellerbe are among the undrafted free agents that the Ravens have signed and developed into key contributors.
- Former City standout James Carmonto start professional career with his hometown team
- The Ravens have a handful of needs. Most are not pressing. They have yet to address the offensive line this offseason and will be forced to do it in the draft. Even with the emergence of Torrey Smith a year ago, they are looking for another game-changer at wide receiver. Terrell Suggs lacks a true sidekick. And then there is the annual question about whether this is the year they need to prepare for life after Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. In my fifth and final first-round mock draft, I give you a semi-educated guess at whom the Ravens will select with the 29th pick. Is it still Wisconsin center Peter Konz? Read on to find out.
- Recruiting Report: Superlatives for Maryland's 2012 football class
- Ravens rookie defensive end Pernell McPhee has been one of the biggest surprises for the Ravens at the season's midway point as his three sacks are tied for fifth in the league among rookies.
- In the weeks leading up to April's NFL draft, I will highlight four players whom the Ravens could target at different stages in the draft -- from their top pick to their Mr. Irrelevant. In this post, I will focus on outside linebackers.